Abstract: A method of making a glass product includes: melting a batch of raw materials to form a glass melt in a melting tank; heating the batch and/or the glass melt using two or more electrodes, the electrodes including an electrode material and heating the batch and/or the glass melt includes operating the electrodes at a current frequency of at least 1,000 Hz and at most 5,000 Hz; withdrawing the glass melt from the melting tank; and forming the glass melt into the glass product.

Abstract: A contact pressure parting device for applying a continuously moving metal strip (1) to a winding reel (2). The contact pressure device comprises a contact pressure element (7) which is disposed on the rear side of the strip (1) remote from the winding reel (2) by which the strip (1) can be forced on to the winding reel (2), which is provided with an adhesive (3). The contact pressure and parting device also has a blade (8) which is disposed downstream of the contact pressure element (7), viewed in the direction of strip travel, and can be advanced against the rear side of the strip (1) and which when its cutting edge (8a) impinges on the strip (1) parts the strip (1), the blade (8) then being swung away from the strip (1) and the winding reel (2). In its starting position the cutting edge (8a) of the blade (8) is disposed upstream, viewed in the direction of strip travel, of the place (P) on the strip (1) situated closest to the pivoting axis (12) of the blade (8).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the production of cast metal strip of amorphous and/or compact grained structures. To enable the strip to be coiled on reels at high strip speeds, the strip 6 is guided at the outlet of the casting apparatus 1-6 having a casting wheel 4 over a first and second strip guide channel. The first strip guide channel is formed by at least one cooling wheel 9, 11 and a guide wall 10, 12 disposed concentrically of the cylindrical surface of the cooling wheel 9, 11. By means of a cooling medium the strip is forced against the cylindrical surface of the cooling wheel 9, 11 and thereby intensively cooled at a high conveying speed and without tensile stress. When it leaves the or each cooling wheel 9, 11 the strip 6 is strong enough to pass freely guided through the perpendicularly disposed second guide channel 14.